Archive: 08/08/2006
Stretching DNA Yields Surprise
Most of us are familiar with the winding staircase image of DNA, the repository of a biological cell's genetic information. But few of us realize just how tightly that famous double helix is wound.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Uranium 'pearls' before slime
Since the discovery a little more than a decade ago of bacteria that chemically modify and neutralize toxic metals without apparent harm to themselves, scientists have wondered how on earth these microbes do ...
Biology /
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Nanowire 'barcode' system speeds biodetection in the field
Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 08, 2006 |
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